Yale

=Yale=

Yale is an American lock manufacturer that produces low and medium security padlocks, lock cylinders, and electronic locks. Yale is best know for originating the common pin-tumbler design in the 1800s. This basic design is still in use today.

Yale is part of the ASSA-Abloy group.

History
Yale's origins date back to the 1840s when Linus Yale, Sr. opened the Yale Lock Shop in Newport, New York. Yale focused on handmade bank locks, patenting a variety of combination lock designs. He also redesigned the Egyptian pin-tumbler design, the basis for modern pin-tumblers. Yale's son, Linus Yale, Jr., went on to continue his fathers work. He improved on the design of the pin-tumbler lock and in 1868 formed the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company with Henry Robinson Towne. The duo used the Yale patents to design a variety of door locks and padlocks. In 1879 Yale purchased H. and T. Vaughan Ltd, a company that specialized in door closers. In 2000 Yale was purchased by the ASSA-Abloy group. Since then the company name has simply been "Yale."

Lock Listing

 * Pin-tumbler locks
 * Yale U.S.N. Electric


 * Warded locks
 * Yale 324


 * Lever locks
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